Originally Posted by
KARFA
It does when they are operating AY flights. I have been in J between MAN-HEL on Flybe metal operating an AY flight.
The BE/AY flights MAN-HEL also have good connections to/from these new Russian destinations. The same applies to the AY flights to Yekaterinburg. I have never experienced an AY 18:05 flight from London to Helsinki without passengers to Yekaterinburg (there are either announcements or screens showing the connections) the days AY/BE flies the route.
A couple of words about BE service for AY (even AY/AY and BA for AY). With the exception of the short ATR flights even the passengers in Y class on Embraers/Airbuses get either a sandwich/salad and coffee/tea and soft drinks free. Alcoholic drinks are paid (even beer). A small bottle of champagne costs10 €.
BTW the airport code for Yekaterinburg is SVX for Sverdlovsk (the Soviet name for Yekaterinburg).